United Kingdom's Prime Minister David Cameron says that it
is "prepared to consider targeted action against individuals if further
progress isn't made."
Cameron made the comment in parliament on Wednesday, after MP for Salisbury John Glen questioned him about targeted sanctions against the Maldivian regime.
"We want to see a change in behavior from the Maldivian government to make sure that political prisoners are set free and yes we are prepared to consider targeted action against individuals if further progress isn't made," said the PM in parliament.
He also said that he hope that that the diplomatic efforts, including by the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG), will lead to the changes by the Maldivian government and that UK, along with its allies India and Sri Lanka, are monitoring the situation in Maldives.
A team from CMAG is to arrive in Maldives in early February. While the government had revealed that it had invited a team from CMAG to visit Maldives, Cameron had, back in December, called for a CMAG to visit the Maldives in early 2016, welcoming its decision to place the Maldives “under formal consideration." His announcement contradicted with the government's claims that “CMAG does not place Maldives on the agenda,” and that it recognized Maldives’ positive engagement with Commonwealth.
Nasheed is in the United Kingdom, after the government had granted him permission to travel there for surgery. While the government said that Nasheed as a “humanitarian initiative” by President Abdulla Yameen, the government's decision came after several foreign delegations arrived in Maldives to secure the temporary release of Nasheed.
Following Nasheed's arrival, Prime Minister David Cameron met with the former President at his office at No.10 Downing Street on January 23. According to Nasheed's team, the meeting took place after the firmer president received an invitation to No.10 Downing Street by PM Cameron.
After the meeting, the UK government released a statement saying that it "will continue to raise concerns about the erosion of democracy and wider situation in the Maldives and it would also continue to discuss the situation with international partners, including how best the international community can make its concerns clear to the Maldivian government."
Cameron had also called on the Commonwealth countries to toughen up their approach to the Maldives over the "unacceptable" actions of its government and said that members of the group "must send a strong and consistent message to the country about the need for reform and the release of political prisoners."
Cameron made the comment in parliament on Wednesday, after MP for Salisbury John Glen questioned him about targeted sanctions against the Maldivian regime.
"We want to see a change in behavior from the Maldivian government to make sure that political prisoners are set free and yes we are prepared to consider targeted action against individuals if further progress isn't made," said the PM in parliament.
He also said that he hope that that the diplomatic efforts, including by the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG), will lead to the changes by the Maldivian government and that UK, along with its allies India and Sri Lanka, are monitoring the situation in Maldives.
A team from CMAG is to arrive in Maldives in early February. While the government had revealed that it had invited a team from CMAG to visit Maldives, Cameron had, back in December, called for a CMAG to visit the Maldives in early 2016, welcoming its decision to place the Maldives “under formal consideration." His announcement contradicted with the government's claims that “CMAG does not place Maldives on the agenda,” and that it recognized Maldives’ positive engagement with Commonwealth.
Nasheed is in the United Kingdom, after the government had granted him permission to travel there for surgery. While the government said that Nasheed as a “humanitarian initiative” by President Abdulla Yameen, the government's decision came after several foreign delegations arrived in Maldives to secure the temporary release of Nasheed.
Following Nasheed's arrival, Prime Minister David Cameron met with the former President at his office at No.10 Downing Street on January 23. According to Nasheed's team, the meeting took place after the firmer president received an invitation to No.10 Downing Street by PM Cameron.
After the meeting, the UK government released a statement saying that it "will continue to raise concerns about the erosion of democracy and wider situation in the Maldives and it would also continue to discuss the situation with international partners, including how best the international community can make its concerns clear to the Maldivian government."
Cameron had also called on the Commonwealth countries to toughen up their approach to the Maldives over the "unacceptable" actions of its government and said that members of the group "must send a strong and consistent message to the country about the need for reform and the release of political prisoners."
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